Field of 22 heads to Prairie Island for Men’s B NationalsPosted on Aug 22, 2019

By Adam Holt

ScoreMonster Contributor

The Prairie Island Athletic Complex will be busy this weekend as it hosts USA Softball Men’s B Slow Pitch Nationals Friday through Sunday.

There are 22 teams in the full double-elimination bracket, which will feature a new champion.

Heartland Investors, the 2018 winners, are not in the field this year — though third-place Comatose/S2N/Monsta out of Wisconsin returns. Also back from last year’s field are Peper Farms Trucking, Silverbacks, Dugout 47, T’s 13/Monsta and T’s 13/Monsta/CTE/Bud.

Friday also features matchups between: Above All/BOT/TNT and All American Restoration; and L&S Glass vs. Dugout 47.

The winner’s bracket semifinals are at 5 p.m. Saturday, with the winner’s bracket final at 8 a.m. Sunday. The loser’s bracket final is 9:30 a.m. Sunday, setting up an 11 a.m. championship game. If necessary, a second championship will be played at 12:30 p.m.